Predatory lenders and Chairman beware. The High Court in London today dismissed an appeal by three British bankers against extradition to the United States on charges relating to the 2001 collapse of Enron.
In a landmark judgement, David Bermingham, Gary Mulgrew and Giles Darby, all former investment specialists for NatWest, failed to overturn the extradition order […]
Many have the same opinion about HSBC Finance Corporation / Household International. Cases and complaints are similar:
Reilly urges consumers to avoid Ameriquest
AG: Firm persists in unfair practices despite accords
By Kimberly Blanton, Globe Staff | January 24, 2006
Disclosing the details of a $325 million settlement between Ameriquest Mortgage Co. and 49 states, Massachusetts […]
August 8, 2005 - New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sought dismissal of a case brought by a banking regulator, saying it attempts to strip states of their power to probe mortgage-lending practices at national banks. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which regulates national banks, sued Spitzer’s office for seeking […]
Mon Jun 20, 2005 06:48 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge refused on Monday to grant a temporary restraining order that would have stopped New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer from investigating large U.S. banks for their lending practices to minorities.
The order was sought by The Clearing House Association of 11 banks and […]
Published: May 28, 2005 By Reuters
A federal judge yesterday rejected the $360 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing H&R Block, the tax preparer, and HSBC Taxpayer Financial Services, a consumer lender, of deceiving poor customers into taking out high-interest loans. Judge Elaine E. Bucklo of the United States District Court in Chicago said yesterday that […]
The large volume of complaints to Household - HSBC Watch concerning transfer of accounts from GECF to HSBC (Household International) suggests lawsuits concerning the issue. It will not be the first time such transfers attracted the attention of regulators and attorneys. We reference the action cited below:
A class action suit filed against Heilig […]
Call somebody about this, anywhere in the world, for FREE
An open letter to HSBC, Knight Vinke and Stephen Green
We monitor customer trends for possible violations of Regulation Z and other possible illegal actions.
We use your individual HSBC complaints and merchant complaint reports to perform trend analysis.
We are not associated with HSBC, Household International, or their merchants.
Some items are used by permission granted in the Fair Use guidelines of the 1976 U.S. Copyright Act.
